ACTA rejected by European Parliament

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Submission + - ACTA rejected by European Parliament (bbc.com)

Submitted by swinferno on Wednesday July 04, 2012 @07:28AM

swinferno writes: The European Parliament has voted to reject the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (Acta).

The proposed agreement sought to curb piracy, but internet campaigners said it posed a threat to online freedoms.

The rejection vote followed a failed attempt to postpone the decision because of ongoing investigations into Acta by the European Court of Justice.

The votes were: 478 against, 39 in favour and 165 blank.

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